(11 Mar 2024)
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Larnaca, Cyprus - 11 March 2024
1. Wide of Larnaca port
2. Mid of Open Arms ship and aid barge docked at Larnaca port
3. Wide of Open Arms ship docked at Larnaca port
4. Mid of Open Arms ship and aid barge docked at Larnaca port
5. Mid of Larnaca port, Cyprus and EU flags on the roof of port customs building
6. Wide of port and customs building with flags
STORYLINE:
A ship belonging to Spanish aid group Open Arms and carrying 200 tons of food aid was seen docked in the Cypriot port city of Larnaca on Monday.
The vessel was expected to make a pilot voyage to Gaza “as soon as possible,” said Linda Roth, a spokesperson for partner organization World Central Kitchen.
Israel has said it welcomes the sea deliveries and would inspect Gaza-bound cargo before it leaves Cyprus.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant reviewed preparatory work off Gaza's coast on Sunday.
Biden has stepped up public criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he believes that Netanyahu is “hurting Israel more than helping Israel” in his approach to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, now in its sixth month.
Speaking on Saturday to MSNBC, the U.S. president expressed support for Israel’s right to pursue Hamas after the militants' Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel.
But Biden said that Netanyahu “must pay more attention to the innocent lives being lost.” He added that “you cannot have 30,000 more Palestinians dead."
The Health Ministry in Gaza said that at least 31,045 Palestinians have been killed since the war began.
The ministry doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants in its count, but says that women and children make up two-thirds of the dead.
The ministry is part of the Hamas-run government, and its figures from previous wars have largely matched those of U.N. and independent experts.
AP video shot by Marcos Andronicou
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